Highly recommended. Describes in detail the operation of an industrialized slaughterhouse, from the front office to the delivery of cattle and back again. While it is clear the process is inhumane and unsanitary, the working conditions of the employees are the focus. Even if the ethics of killing animals for food is not an issue … Continue reading Book Review: Every Twelve Seconds by Timothy Pachirat
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Ben Grierson, Equinophobic U.S. Civil War Cavalry Hero
"If you grew up in church, you get that story in a hot second: He was one of the Elect, horse-wise. God got him kicked, marked with the hoofprint to tell him he’d have to crawl to the ol’ rugged hoss, like it or not, and added the horse-phobia to make it more interesting. Although … Continue reading Ben Grierson, Equinophobic U.S. Civil War Cavalry Hero
